Meet Katie

Before I introduce myself, I want to say THANK YOU!

Thank you for taking the time to hear my stories. 

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My name is Katie Anderson. I am single mother of 4 beautiful babies. I grew up within a big family. I have 6 sisters and believe it or not I am a twin.  I did not have the best up-brining. Since it's a long story I will share briefly the trauma I went through as a child. I will simply say I have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, suicide, addictions, being a teen parent, dealing with betrayal, and more.

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My healing story,​

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My life has been full of challenges from the beginning. As a little girl my parents did not have a good relationship. My father was an alcoholic and was abusive towards my mother. My mother was a very depressed woman. When I was 7-years-old my mother died by suicide. I came home to a sight no 7-year-old should see. I was first sexually molested at 11 years old. I had 4 perpetrators by the time I was 14. I tried to speak up about it but nothing was done. It was like no one believed me, or it was somehow my fault.

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As a young child I was incredibly angry. I got into drugs, drinking, fighting, and sex at a young age. Most people, maybe all people around me thought I was a bad person, a child that could not be helped. Or it was something in my head. Who knows? 

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At the age of 17 I became a teen mom. I dropped out of school in 11th grade and started working full time. 

I can keep going but I will stop there. I will share more down the road. But the last thing I will share is when I hit rock bottom. It was 2012, I was going through a divorce. I was a struggling mom of 4 kids at 27 years old. I felt like I was the biggest failure in life. Now at that point in my life I never dealt with any of my emotions from my past trauma. In that moment when my life flashed before my eyes, I knew I could not allow my kids to feel my pain that I felt after my own mother died by suicide.

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So, what did I do?

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I joined every support group I could find—grief support groups, divorce support groups, mental health support groups. I attended yoga classes, one-on-one therapy, and prayer groups. I read countless books, pushed myself harder in the gym, and sought healing with everything I had. I was hungry to heal, to take control of my life. So, I jumped in with both feet.

And it changed everything.

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For the first time, I truly faced my past—no matter how painful it was. Through my healing journey, one powerful realization struck me: My mind is incredibly powerful. I have control over it. I have control over my healing. For years, I had unknowingly given my trauma the power to hold me back. But I learned that healing begins the moment we take that power back.

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Mindfulness became the key to my healing. Learning to be mindful of my thoughts took time, but it was life-changing. However, healing doesn't stop there—we must also learn to communicate our thoughts and emotions out loud.

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This is why I became a Mental Health Coach. I know what it feels like to be lost in trauma, to feel powerless in your own mind. But I also know what it means to rise. I have fought my mental battles, embraced my truth, and gained the tools to heal. Now, I help others do the same.

Healing is possible. You are stronger than your past. You are worthy of peace. And you don’t have to walk this journey alone.